The best NBA logos: 10 basketball teams that nailed branding

Four of the best NBA logos: the Charlotte Hornets logo, Golden State Warriors logo, Chicago Bulls logo and Los Angeles Lakers logo on a red and blue gradient background
(Image credit: Charlotte Hornets / Golden State Warriors / Chicago Bulls / Los Angeles Lakers / Future)

The best NBA logos are known around the world, even among people who don't follow US basketball. From the Chicago Bulls' angry bull to the Golden State Warriors' leaping bridge, these identities are successful in different ways but have all become iconic representations of each team's identity.

While some have evolved over time, many of them have stayed more or less unchanged for decades. It's testimony the strength of these designs, which are among the best sports logos of all time. Below, we've gathered together a list of the eight we love the most. Please note, though, that's not the same thing as the teams we love the most. (We're a design website, not a sports website, so no hatin' on us!)

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Tom May

Tom May is an award-winning journalist and editor specialising in design, photography and technology. Author of the Amazon #1 bestseller Great TED Talks: Creativity, published by Pavilion Books, Tom was previously editor of Professional Photography magazine, associate editor at Creative Bloq, and deputy editor at net magazine. Today, he is a regular contributor to Creative Bloq and its sister sites Digital Camera World, T3.com and Tech Radar. He also writes for Creative Boom and works on content marketing projects. 

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